17. The flight controls (the flaps)

Question 1

Lowering the flaps (increases / decreases)the effective camber of the wings, which (increased / decreases) their lifting capability (CL) at all angle of attacks

Answer 1

Increases; increases

Question 2

When trailing edge flaps are lowered, the nose attitude will be (higher / lower) than at the same speed with flaps up

Answer 2

Lower

Question 3

In a low-wing aircraft, toy should generally expect the noise to (pitch down / pitch up) when the flaps are lowered.

Answer 3

Pitch down

Question 4

When raising the flaps, the aircraft has a tendency to (balloon / sink)

Answer 4

Sink

Question 5

In a ‘go-around’ from an approach with full flap lowered, the flaps should not be raised until a height of about …. …ft above ground level is reached, and then they should be raised (slowly/ quickly)

Answer 5

200; slowly